Press Release
Business & Economics
Study: Wyo. Ranks #20 For Small Business
In a study examining regulatory burden more than tax burden, Wyoming ranked No. 20 for small-business friendliness. This stands in contrast to other studies where Wyoming has been ranked No. 1 and No. 2 for business. The 124-page study, which developed a regulatory index for each state, emerged Thursday from ...
Press Release
Pacific Research Institute Ranks Small Business Regulation In The 50 States
Texas Ranks Best for Small Businesses; New Jersey Ranks Worst San Francisco, July 8, 2015 – The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) a non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in San Francisco, today released the “The 50-State Index of Small Business Regulation,” a comparison of the regulatory burdens of small businesses across ...
Charter Schools
Affluent School Districts Don’t Guarantee Better Academic Performance
Some parents in affluent Michigan school districts may be surprised to learn the local school isn’t just failing to give their kids a leg up, it’s holding them back. New research shows that a number of Michigan schools in middle- to upper-income areas are underperforming on state and national proficiency ...
Education
National School Choice Week
Lance Izumi, Senior Director of Education Studies, speaks at a National School Choice event organized by the Parents Advocate League of Los Angeles. From left to right: Allison Bajracharya, Larry Sand, Lance Izumi, Senator Gloria Romero, Bob Bowdon, Julie Collier.
Book
Reaganomics Available On Amazon.com
PRESS RELEASE San Francisco, November 6, 2014 Pacific Research Institute Launches New Book — The Pillars of Reaganomics: A Generation of Wisdom from Arthur Laffer and the Supply Side Revolutionaries Timeless Ideas for a New Congress The Laffer Center at the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) today launched a new book, ...
Commentary
The Pipes Proviso
When our oldest daughter was in second grade her best friend was a classmate who was the daughter of an ophthalmologist from Canada. He devoted much of his practice to treating Medicaid patients at the county hospital. The family moved to Ottawa at the end of the school year and ...
Commentary
The indispensable man revisited
We are in San Francisco visiting daughter number two, who is working here for a start-up. We picked this weekend to visit so that we could attend the gala annual dinner held by the Pacific Research Institute. This years dinner honored George Shultz. Charles Krauthammer was the featured speaker and, ...
Study: Wyo. Ranks #20 For Small Business
In a study examining regulatory burden more than tax burden, Wyoming ranked No. 20 for small-business friendliness. This stands in contrast to other studies where Wyoming has been ranked No. 1 and No. 2 for business. The 124-page study, which developed a regulatory index for each state, emerged Thursday from ...
Pacific Research Institute Ranks Small Business Regulation In The 50 States
Texas Ranks Best for Small Businesses; New Jersey Ranks Worst San Francisco, July 8, 2015 – The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) a non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in San Francisco, today released the “The 50-State Index of Small Business Regulation,” a comparison of the regulatory burdens of small businesses across ...
Affluent School Districts Don’t Guarantee Better Academic Performance
Some parents in affluent Michigan school districts may be surprised to learn the local school isn’t just failing to give their kids a leg up, it’s holding them back. New research shows that a number of Michigan schools in middle- to upper-income areas are underperforming on state and national proficiency ...
National School Choice Week
Lance Izumi, Senior Director of Education Studies, speaks at a National School Choice event organized by the Parents Advocate League of Los Angeles. From left to right: Allison Bajracharya, Larry Sand, Lance Izumi, Senator Gloria Romero, Bob Bowdon, Julie Collier.
Reaganomics Available On Amazon.com
PRESS RELEASE San Francisco, November 6, 2014 Pacific Research Institute Launches New Book — The Pillars of Reaganomics: A Generation of Wisdom from Arthur Laffer and the Supply Side Revolutionaries Timeless Ideas for a New Congress The Laffer Center at the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) today launched a new book, ...
The Pipes Proviso
When our oldest daughter was in second grade her best friend was a classmate who was the daughter of an ophthalmologist from Canada. He devoted much of his practice to treating Medicaid patients at the county hospital. The family moved to Ottawa at the end of the school year and ...
The indispensable man revisited
We are in San Francisco visiting daughter number two, who is working here for a start-up. We picked this weekend to visit so that we could attend the gala annual dinner held by the Pacific Research Institute. This years dinner honored George Shultz. Charles Krauthammer was the featured speaker and, ...
